Settings: Google

Overview

Sometimes, you might reach an API limit when using the following functionality:

• Google Maps
• YouTube Videos

To resolve this, you’ll need to define some one-time Google settings.

Create a new Project

To obtain an API Key, first create a new Project in the Google APIs Console

• Visit https://console.developers.google.com/projectcreate
• Enter a Project name, and choose an Organization and Location.  These values can be anything you want
  
• On the top left corner of the screen, click the dropdown
  
• Select the newly created Project
  

Enable the YouTube API

• In the search field below the Welcome to the API Library title, start typing YouTube Data API v3.
  
• Click on the result that appears
  
• Click on the blue Enable button
  
• Click on the Create Credentials button
  
• Click the dropdown below the Which API are you using? question, and select the YouTube Data API v3
  
• Click the dropdown below the Where will you be calling the API from? question, and select Web server
  
• For What data will you be accessing?, select Public data
  
• Click the What credentials do I need? button
  
• Make a note of the API key displayed on screen
  
  Keep this safe.  We’ll be adding it to the Page Generator Pro Plugin settings later on.
• Click Done

Enable the Google API

• In the APIs & Services left hand sidebar, click Library
  
• In the search field below the Welcome to the API Library title, start typing Maps JavaScript API.
  
• Click on the result that appears
  
• Click on the blue Enable button
  
• Click on the Credentials tab, and then Credentials in the API Manager
  
• Click the blue Create credentials button, and select API key
  
• Make a note of the API key displayed on screen
  
  Keep this safe.  We’ll be adding it to the Page Generator Pro Plugin settings later on.
• Click Close

Add API Keys to Plugin Settings

Finally, we need to enter the API keys into Page Generator Pro:

• In your WordPress Administration interface, navigate to Page Generator Pro > Settings
  
• Click the Google tab, and enter each API key for the corresponding setting:
  
  • Google Maps API Key
  • YouTube Data API Key
• Click Save